Egosoft Interactive FAQ

X²: The Threat

Once you have a carrier (which includes M1 class carriers, M2 class destroyers and TL class transports) a new opportunity is open to you - you can carry your wingmen safe inside until needed. Once needed, simply pressing Shift-7 will cause your wingmen to launch and fall into formation. This makes it easier to deal with using the slower M3 class heavy fighters, which would force you to slow down to allow them to keep up if they weren't docked. This is particularly effective with an M2 class destroyer, which can launch all of its fighters simultaneously.